Pomona woman gets 15 years to life for drowning son, 5
A Pomona woman accused of drowning her 5-year-old son in a hotel bathtub in October pleaded no contest to a murder charge today in Pomona Superior Court and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
According to prosecutors, 23-year-old Jose Stephanie Navarro, of Pomona, drowned her son, Edgar Manuel Sanchez, on Oct. 20, 2008 at Comfort Inn, 1421 S. Garey Ave.
Navarro then tried to take her own life by swallowing sleeping pills, authorities said.
Navarro had pleaded not guilty to murder and assault on a child causing death after her arrest.
Today before Judge Jack P. Hunt, Navarro pleaded no contest to the murder charge, and the assault charge was dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Hunt sentenced Navarro to serve 15 years to life in state prison.
During an interview with police officers following her arrest in October, Navarro said she wanted to die because of problems in her life, and she didn't want to leave her son behind, authorities said.
Click here for past blog posts on Navarro's case.
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